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Pictures of the album: Intel unleashes first quad-core processors: Overview and upcoming processors

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Intel's first quad-core processors are out the gate. This picture shows Intel's new flagship processor Core 2 Extreme QX6700.

Intel's first quad-core...

The quad-core Core 2 Extreme, previously known as

The quad-core Core 2...

Intel's second quad-core processor: The Xeon 5300 series with

Intel's second quad-core...

Both Kentsfield and Clovertown are based on the Core microarchitecture Intel introduced with the Xeon 5100 and Core 2 Duo E/T series processors earlier this year. The mobile Merom core (Core 2 Duo T-series) is the foundation for all other Core processors:

Both Kentsfield and...

What makes Kentsfield and Clovertown different, are two Conroe / Woodcrest cores in one processor package. The advantage of using two separate not only lies in a simpler development process (as compared to a single-die multi-core chip) but also in higher

What makes Kentsfield and...

A simplified illustration of the Kentsfield/Clovertown layout. While both processors integrate 8 MB L2 cache, each processor core can only access 4 MB.

A simplified illustration...

An actual photograph of a Core 2 Duo (Conroe) die. The right half shows what commonly perceived as CPU logic. The (darker) left half of the die shows the (4 MB) L2 cache. The core is about 143 mm2 in size and contains 291 million transistors - which bring

An actual photograph of a...

On the outside, there is virtually no way to see a difference between a Core 2 Duo and a quad-core Core 2 Extreme QX6700, as both CPUs use very similar packaging and

On the outside, there is...

a 775-pin socket. The left picture shows a regular Core 2 Duo processor. The right chip is a Core 2 Extreme QX6700 model.

a 775-pin socket. The...

This (unofficial) table shows Intel's current and near-future Core 2 Duo and Core 2 Quad line-up. The QX6700 will remain the top-of line desktop processor at least until Q3 of next year. In early 2007, Intel will introduce the Core 2 Quad Q6600 as second

This (unofficial) table...

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